Iron County register., 1887-06-30

The Princess of Wales.
occasion one of refreshing enchantment,
The procession slowly made its way un.
til the Wellington arch was reached, and
then the first introduction to the London
streets ensued. Emerging from the Well
ington arch, the first to greet the Queen
were the convalescent patients and others
at the st. George Hospital, which was
packed from basement to roof, seats hav.
ing been erected for thousands over the
roof of the hospital.
On reaching PIccadIlly the Queen was
seen to look up at Apsley House, and as
she passed the mansions of her immedi-
ate friends she glazed somewhat hastily
at their abodes, more especially when
passing the Duke Of Cambridge's, Baron
Rothschilds', Baroness Burdett-Couts' and
John Bright's old apartments.
1t was not until Devonshire House was
reached that the Queen began to realize
the grand preparations made to greet
her. Here the Marquis Of Hartin gton
had a spacious gallery erected from
which many hundreds of gaily dressed
ladies waved their handkerchiefs and
cheered the Queen.
Facing Deyons hire House another e /
gantic booth had been erected, and from
this point to Westminster every point of
vantage had been seized by contractors
to fix seats. Shop fronts and first floors
rented at from 920 to ESQ., and in some
cases even more.
The front of the Burlington Arcade, the
Royal Academy, the Egyptian Hall, st.
James Parish chu rch, (where ten thousand
hildren were seated, and sang 'God
Save the Queen,") and the Musuem of
Geology, were all packed with human be-
ings.
On reaching Regent Circle, where six
main streets converge, the sight was a
memorable one, the streets being all
splendldly decorated with flowers, flags,
evergreens, etc. The imposing buildin g
OF Swan & Edgar's great drapery store;
the County Fire office; the Cafe Monico |;
the London Pavilion and the world-famed
Criterion restaurant were one sea Of
heads. Many of the shops hereabouts
had their fronts removed and elegant
boudoirs framed in their places.
The procession, as viewed from the
Duke Of York's column, passing down
the hill from the circle to Pail Mall, east,
was remarkable sight. The shouts of
the crowd were heard from the top of the
column as one vast roar.
Many American ladies and gentlemen
had secured seats in the palatial estab-
lishment of Howell and Samis, in Water
loo place, and joined in the enthusias IN
as keenly as the Britishers-
Passing around Pail Mall, east, large
gallery was erected over the colonnade Of
her Majesty's theater, while five hundred
chairs at from three to five guineas each
were all filed, at the Waterloo House
in Cockspur street
Trafalgar Square, was now reached,
and everywhere one looked nothing but
heads were to be viewed. The crowd
was tremendous, and completely eclipsed
any that has assembled at political gath
erings Of recent years. The steps and
lions Of the Nelson column were packed
with people, whilst the roofs and steps of
st. Martins Church, and the steps of
the National gallery were black.
After crossing Trafalgar square. where
the police had great difficulty in keeping
the people back, the procession gradually
approached. Northum berland avenue,
which on its southwest side is mainly
covered with two gigantic hotels. viz:
The Hotel Victoria and the Hotel Metro
pole. These as we'll as the newly erected
Constitutional were packed.
On reaching the Thames emban kment
the procession had to make detour al
most at right angles. From the new Ma
tional Liberal Club to st. Stephens Club
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mob clambered up the trees, and some
were badly inj ured. All along the en-
bankm ent, where not occupied by public
gardens, seats and galleries had been
erected.
On turning into Bridge street, around
st. Stephens Club, Her Majesty obtained
a full view of the Abbey and the prepara-
tions made in Parliament Square. The
ground floor of the Abbey was concealed
1xv% 1~fN
garets,' the seats of which were sold for
called the Canning stand, accommo-
date 1,4O0 people. All around
the square and even across the
river at St. Thomas hospital windows
were crowded with living mass.
After passing through the YES tibule II er
Majesty was conducted to the grand dais
under the Lantern Tower. She was sur
rounded by thirty-two members of the
royal family. The scene in the Abbey
Ten thous and people were seated. They
all arose. The women discarded their
wraps and revealed the full splendor OF
their beauty and attire. Three tiers of
galleries had been built in the Abbey
with seats for 10, 900. The peers and their
wives were seated in the south transept;
the ambassadors and diplomatic corps
were seated right and lett OF the peers
members of the House of Comm ons were
placed in the north transept. The seats
for memb bers of the reigning families OF
Europe, ETC., were within the communion
rails.
All the great learned societies and cor
porations were repres ented, while the no
tables of the law, scie nca, art and agri-
culture and workingmen's representa-
tives from all parts of the United King
dom had seats duly allotted them. The
Queen was evidently profoundly i'm
pressed with the reception prepared for
her. She was noticeably pale when she
reached the dais She soon recovered and
regained the bright and pleasant aspect
she had borne all the morning.
The religious services in the Abbey in
commemoration of the Queens jubilee
were conducted according to a careful
ly-prepared programme. The Archbishop
of Canterbury land the Dean of West
munster alone conducted them. Nearly
every dignitarv Of the Established
Church, however, was present, besides g
great number of distinguished clergymen
belonging to other denominations. The
Queens advent was arranged &C